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Ethiopia-China Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $402M to China. The main products that Ethiopia exported to China were Coffee ($125M), Dried Legumes ($71.4M), and Soybeans ($63.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.44%, from $340M in 2018 to $402M in 2023.

In 2023, Ethiopia did not export any services to China.

China-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, China exported $5.23B to Ethiopia. The main products that China exported to Ethiopia were Delivery Trucks ($247M), Video Displays ($195M), and Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($150M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.83%, from $3.94B in 2018 to $5.23B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Ethiopia exported $402M to China. The main products exported from Ethiopia to China were Coffee ($125M), Dried Legumes ($71.4M), and Soybeans ($63.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.44%, from $340M in 2018 to $402M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $5.23B to Ethiopia. The main products exported from China to Ethiopia were Delivery Trucks ($247M), Video Displays ($195M), and Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($150M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.83%, from $3.94B in 2023 to $5.23B in 2018.

Exports from Ethiopia () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Ethiopia () (2023)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and China ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

This map shows whether countries import more from Ethiopia or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Ethiopia and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Ethiopia than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Ethiopia included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China () and Ethiopia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - China

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This chart compares trade between Ethiopia and China by product, considering products traded by both, Ethiopia and China.

During 2023, Ethiopia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($310M), Textiles ($25.7M), and Mineral Products ($23.2M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Machines ($1.77B), Metals ($705M), and Transportation ($606M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia China+$43.8MCoffee

Top Product Potential China Ethiopia+$107MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Ethiopia and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and China ()

Ethiopia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Ethiopia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Ethiopia () and China () (2023)

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